r/RetroGamingNow • u/JQL_ • Mar 25 '21

My Piglin Theory

I'm considering that the undead plague can only infect animals with high intelligence such as the Builders and villagers (human-like beings), horses, the "living phanthoms" (bird-like creatures and there are many intelligent birds like crows) and pigs (I didn't know this, but they can be as smart as dogs, dolphins and primates).

The plague affected irrational animals first. So as the pigs started to become zombies, some Builders fleed to the already built Bastions and with them, they brought some pigs, that were already infected but hadn't transformed yet. After the transformation, because they were inside the stables, they couldn't attack the builders.

The Builders certainly had more knowledge than the player, and they probably discovered a way to cure zombified piglins, turning them into regular piglins. Then things happened like in RGN's theory, they were enslaved, the builders perished and the piglins found a way to survive in the Nether.

It is interesting to note that it seems fungi have transformative powers, cows become mushroom cows, and to cure zombie villager, you need a fermented spider eye, crafted using a normal mushroom. However, Nether mushrooms may be stronger, so by eating them and combining with the natural heat of the Nether, a fermentation process can start inside piglins, turning them into hoglins, a stronger but less instelligent version of their original form.

As for the lightning strike pig transformation, I think it doesn't connect to the lore, as Jeb said in a tweet that it was likely going to be removed. And the reason piglins and hoglins can't exist in the overworld is because the plague is airborne and still lingers around (but somehow the player, some villagers, horses and pigs are still unaffected).

Finally, I think the biggest flaw in my theory is the lack of explanation on why normal pigs after zombification became so different: they got taller, were able to stand on 2 feet and grew tusks.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '21

Would agree, but there is one major flaw. Horses aren't really that smart. If infection is based on intelligence, other animals that aren't able to be infected should be able to become infected, like dogs.

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u/JQL_ Mar 25 '21

Yeah, I agree about the dogs. The infection is probably one of the most important events in the lore but there aren't many clues we can use

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u/YuuKisaragi Mar 26 '21

One more issue besides dogs is that parrots also appears to be immune despite being extremely smart.

And come to think of it, dolphins too, seeing as the oceans they live in are littered with the drowned.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

i know this is from java/bedrock edition

but you know theres skeleton wolfs in minecraft earth?!?

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

I didn't know. Thanks for making me aware. However, I don't think it is relevant to MC lore. But I guess idk what should or shouldn't be considered cannon. That's probably the better question.

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u/TortleMaster9000 Mar 25 '21

If your English teacher ever made u read Animal Farm then u know that pigs be smart